Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-07
THE GERMAN EMPIRE.
The Bourses Show a Better Feeling
Prevailing but it is Believed
to be Temporary Only,
The Center Party Will in q Majority
Of Cases Support the Septennate
Credit Bill of Bismarck,
The Time the Reserves VIII Havo to
Ssrve Practically Indefinite = EN-
peror williams Birthday.
THE WEEK IN GERRtrNY

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| Berlin, Feb. E.-A catholic reaction
toward the Septennate is Sc ting in SC
strongly that DR.. Windthorst must either
declare in favor Of the bill or see the
center split and a powerful section sup
porting the government. Among the
prominet members of the party Count
Strachwltz, Count Mayhauss CurmCns,
Count Henckel and Herr Won SchaIcha
have declared for the Septennate, and n
| timsted that they will secede from the
center party unless the till is accepted.
Advices from Bavaria report that the
| Catholic deputies there are seeking re-
| election. and assure the electors that the
harmony between the center and the gov
eminent is now certain. Tine Catholic
press considers that the Vatican has st
last obtained an organic re-
vision of the May laws, not
full restitution of the rights CT
the church but sufficient 10 establish
permanent concord between the Vatican
and the government, and that further
feud is therefore impolitic.- This change
of position enables the supporters of the
Septennate to form an approach to a reli-
able forecast of the result of the elections.
In order to displace tae maiori-
ty against the bill it was neceS-
sary to gain about forty votes.
Under the secession of progressists
and Catholic sdherents to the Septennate
official circles estimate that they have al
ready secured 80 center votes and pro-
gressist's votes. The government is de-
sirous of an overwhelming victory, and it
is expected it will have recourse to stir
ring manifesto by Emperor william,
which will be issued on the eve of cleo
ton.
The absence of war rumors and con-
tinued buoyancy of the bourses at other
principal centres gave an impulse to the
buying on the Berlin bourse yesterday.
The price of Prussian cousols showed an
advance of per cent. Deutsche banks
are t marks and creditanstaIt { marks.
Nobody believes, however, that the adj
vance will be maintained.
A rumor current to the effect that the
government is raising loan of 500, O0O,-
600 marks has been officially denied, but
it is asserted that Prussia through the
Seehundlung will OBTAIN loan of of 5O,-
900 marks, one-third of which has
already been subscribed by Berlin bank
ers. The ostensible object of the lean is
TO cover the Prussian deficit, complete
certain railways and meet the expenses
which will be incurred under the army bill
Rrupp has received large order for
feld-guns under the new credit.
The electors of. Lingen have solicited
Cound Herbert Bismarck to stand for 2
member of the Reichstag.
The partzans of the Septennate at
Hsgena have accepted as their candidate
Herr Durickheim of Froeshwlller. The
Socialists of Mutheouse have chosen Chas.
Hickel q cabinet maker. The Mayence
Socialists have nominated Herr Fost.
Herr Liebknicht addressed meeting
in the town hall of Mayence in support OF
the candidature of Herr FOSt. Sig thous-
and persons were present.
The police continue to interfere with
and suppress meetings. At Hamburg two
Progressists meetings have been forbid
den. At Weisoaden the police dispersed
a meeting while Deputy Saloet was ad
dressing the audience. The authorities
of Leipslc refuse to grant permission per
mits for socialistic electoral reunions.
Prince Bismar has written in response
to an inquiry of tradesman of tie Han
overian village of Kirchwithte as to
whether the Septennate required the
raising OF the duration of military serv-
ices from three to seven years. He ex-
plains that the bill will in no way affect
the duration Of the ser 'ce OF soldiers,
and that the rumor that young men would
serve in future seven years is one of the
army of numerous malevolent stories cir
culated for the purpose of distorting the
truth respecting the intention of the En-,
peror.
Although the decree calling out the
reserves mentions twelve days drill, an
Alsace journal says that the reserves of
Strasburg, who have been ordered to
join their corps on Monday, find that the
route order does not mention the period
for which they will be under arms. Mill
tary authorities appealed to explained
that each reserve is liable to be retained
until he is perfected IN the handling of
the new rifle recently adopted. Practi-
cally, the period which the reserve will
be compelled to serve will be indefinitely.
The Minister of War has issued de-
cree providing that velOcipedes shall be
used by dispatch bearers between the
forces and outposts.
Deputations from al the German uni
versities will join the festival of the Be-
lin students on the occasion Of Emperor
Williams birthday